Salary: Up to £58,000
Location: London (hybrid working, 3 day p/wk in office)
Contract: Permanent
Are you a high performing, detail oriented Revenue Controller looking for your next move within a well regarded law firm? A leading London based firm is seeking a proactive individual to support the financial operations of its partners and fee earners. This is a high impact role requiring initiative, accuracy and strong communication skills, playing a key part in maintaining billing momentum, improving cash flow and upholding the firm's client service standards.
The Role
Acting as the main point of contact for all revenue related activities, the Revenue Controller will work closely with partners, fee earners, LEAs, clients and the wider finance team, driving best practice in billing, collections and revenue compliance. Key responsibilities include:
- Conducting regular WIP review meetings with partners and fee earners to drive timely invoicing, monitoring aged WIP and advising on billing best practice to avoid build up.
- Assisting in setting monthly billing targets and forecasts based on partner input and historic trends.
- Using 3E to prepare and issue bills, processing transfers of time and costs, narrative amends, time divides, write offs and credit notes.
- Ensuring billing instructions and client billing details are kept up to date on matters, and assisting with distribution of completed invoices.
- Monitoring aged debts and proactively following up on overdue invoices, communicating directly with clients to resolve outstanding payments while maintaining strong relationships.
- Escalating payment delays or disputes to relevant stakeholders and supporting monthly collections forecasting to help meet cash flow targets.
- Providing regular and ad hoc reporting on accounts receivable.
- Working with the eBilling Support Team to ensure timely, accurate submission of e bills, monitoring and troubleshooting rejections and staying up to date with client specific billing guidelines.
- Producing detailed reports on WIP, AR, collections and cash receipts through 3E.
- Building strong working relationships with partners, fee earners, business services teams and client finance teams to ensure smooth invoice processing.
We are looking for a motivated Revenue Controller with:
- Demonstrable experience in a revenue, billing or credit control role within a law firm.
- Strong knowledge of billing systems, ideally 3E.
- Exposure to client e billing platforms such as CounselLink or Legal Tracker.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills at all levels.
- The ability to take ownership of tasks and work proactively on own initiative.
- Strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills.
- The ability to prioritise multiple tasks, solve problems and work well under pressure.
- High proficiency across MS Suite, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome qualified applicants of all abilities, backgrounds, experiences and characteristics. If you require any adjustments or additional support during any stage of the recruitment process, please just let us know.
